A small copper tool found in a museum drawer is now confirmed as the oldest rotary metal drill in ancient Egypt, dating back 5,300 years.

Major projects to conserve ancient heritage sites and develop visitor infrastructure are underway in the Upper Egyptian city ...

The Nile nourishes a green band stretching through the desert, from the heart of Africa to the Mediterranean Sea. Along its banks, the ancient Egyptians grew their crops, and still do. They also built ...

Around 30 inscriptions, the majority in Tamil-Brahmi, have been identified in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings, offering striking new evidence of the global reach of ancient Tamil civilisation and ...

Defecation is the one essential, unavoidable part of life that strips away social pretensions, teaching us a basic humility about our place in the world—even on the highest of thrones.

While ancient Indian graffiti in Egypt may be in the news right now, historical graffiti are not rare either in India or elsewhere in the world ...

The Obamas’ 2017 White House farewell party and Mark Antony and Cleopatra’s wedding were both a last dance before the world ...

A new finding has lights on the ancient trade links between Tamilagam and other parts of India and the Roman Empire, ...

For historians, the implications are immediate. They reveal how ancient traders from the subcontinent interacted with the ...

A Tamil trader's name, Cikai Korran, has been found inside ancient Egyptian tombs. This discovery proves that ancient trade ...

A 2,000-year-old Tamil-Brahmi inscription has been discovered in Egypt, providing important evidence of trade between India and the ancient west. The text also has the name of a Tamil trader who ...

Until now, historians knew of Tamil traders reaching Egyptian ports such as Berenike along the Red Sea. However, these newly ...